DK173492B1

DK173492B1 - Collection of stickers or stickers and methods for forming them

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Publication number: DK173492B1
Application number: DK198804526A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Robin George Howard
Original assignee: Denny Bros Printing
Priority date: 1987-08-13
Filing date: 1988-08-12
Publication date: 2001-01-02
Also published as: GB8719217D0; AU615466B2; DK452688D0; EP0304242A2; JPH01265288A; EP0304242A3; JP2866907B2; ES2262483T3; ATE326750T1; DE3856590D1; ES2159504T3; EP0304242B1; AU2094988A; IN175296B; DE3856479T2; ZA885912B; DK452688A; EP1225553B1; ATE202651T1; CA1295480C

Abstract

An adhesive label or leaflet assembly comprises a flexible carrier strip 10 with a series of labels or leaflets spaced along its length and each secured thereto by an adhesive strip 21. The face of the carrier strip 10 on which the labels or leaflets are disposed is coated with a release material, and the adhesive strip adheres to the front sheet 14 of the label or leaflet and has bands 23 extending lengthwise of the carrier strip beyond the ends of each label or leaflet and adhering to the release material. Each label or leaflet comprises a back sheet 15, a front sheet 14 and one or more further sheets 17, 19 all connected together along fold lines 16, 18, 20, the further sheets being disposed between the front and back sheets. The labels or leaflets in the resulting assembly can readily be dispensed on to a succession of containers by automatic machinery, the bands 23 then serving to secure the labels or leaflets to the containers. <IMAGE>

Description

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Samling af klæbemærkater eller klæbemærkesedler og fremgangsmåde til dannelse af denneCollection of stickers or stickers and methods for forming them

Opfindelsen vedrører en samling af klaebemærkater eller 5 klæbemærkesedler og især dannelsen af en samling, hvor separate mærkater eller mærkesedler kan aftages fra en bærestrimmel og fastgøres af automatiske maskiner til individuelle varer. Strimmelen med sin ladning af mærkater eller mærkesedler er bekvemt indrettet til opbevaring i 10 en rulle.The invention relates to a collection of adhesive labels or 5 sticker notes and in particular to the formation of an assembly where separate labels or tags can be taken from a carrier strip and attached by automatic machines to individual goods. The strip with its load of stickers or labels is conveniently arranged for storage in a roll.

I EP-A-232054 beskrives der et klæbende bageste lag, som er aftageligt fastklæbet til et sliplag, og en mærkat, som er fastgjort til det klæbende bageste lag af et selv-15 klæbende gennemsigtigt lag, som ligger over mærkaten og klæber til mærkatens forflade og rundt om tre sider af mærkaten til det bageste lag. Langs den fjerde side af mærkaten er kanterne på mærkaten, det gennemsigtige lag og det bages te lag sammenfaldende, så at mærkaten inde-20 holdes i en lomme, der dannes af det klæbende bageste lag og det gennemsigtige lag tilsammen.EP-A-232054 discloses an adhesive backing layer which is removably adhered to a release layer, and a label attached to the adhesive backing layer of a self-adhesive transparent layer overlying the label and adhering to the label. surface and around three sides of the posterior layer sticker. Along the fourth side of the label, the edges of the label, the transparent layer and the baked tea layer coincide so that the label is held in a pocket formed by the adhesive rear layer and the transparent layer together.

Ved opfindelsen er der angivet en samling af klæbemærkesedler omfattende en bøjelig bærestrimmel, hvis ene flade 25 er overtrukket med et slipmateriale, og et antal mærkesedler, der ligger i afstand fra hinanden i strimmelens længderetning, og som hver især omfatter et forreste lag, et bageste lag, der langs en første tværgående kant er forbundet med det forreste lag, og et eller flere yderli-30 gere lag, der er beliggende mellem det forreste lag og det bageste lag og er forbundet dertil, og klæbende lagorganer, der dækker hver mærkeseddel og klæber til dennes forreste lag samt strækker sig forbi mærkesedlen ved begge dennes tværgående kanter, kendetegnet ved, at par- 2 DK 173492 B1 tierne af de klæbende lagorganer, som strækker sig forbi mærkesedlen, klæber direkte til bærestrimmelens nævnte ene flade, ved at begge bærestrimmelens langsgående margener strækker sig sideværts forbi de langsgående kanter 5 på klæbesedlerne og de klæbende lagorganer, hvorved margenerne danner rande.The invention discloses a collection of adhesive labels comprising a flexible carrier strip, one face 25 of which is coated with a release material, and a plurality of marking labels spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the strip, each comprising a front layer, a rear layers, which are joined along a first transverse edge to the front layer, and one or more additional layers located between the front layer and the rear layer and connected thereto, and adhesive layer means covering each marking sheet and adheres to the front layer thereof and extends past the label at both its transverse edges, characterized in that the pairs of adhesive layer members extending past the label form adhere directly to said one surface of the carrier strip by longitudinal margins extend laterally beyond the longitudinal edges 5 of the adhesive notes and the adhesive layer members, d the margins form edges.

Den vigtigste fordel ved dette arrangement er, at hele mærkeseddelsamlingen kan holdes så tynd som muligt, hvil-10 ket er særlig vigtigt, hvor mærkeseddelsamlingen skal fastgøres til en meget krum genstand. Ved de konventionelle mærkater, såsom den der er beskrevet i det nævnte EP-A-232054, vil mærkaten, når den fastklæbes til en krum flade, ikke ligge fladt mod fladen, men i stedet bue bort 15 fra fladen. Ved den foreliggende opfindelse kan mærkesedlens lag, eftersom mærkesedlen blot fastholdes på den krumme flade af de modstående tværgående kanter på de klæbende lagorganer, bevæge sig et lille stykke i forhold til hinanden og derved ligge glat mod en krum flade.The most important advantage of this arrangement is that the entire tag bank can be kept as thin as possible, which is especially important where the tag bank must be attached to a very curved object. With the conventional labels, such as the one described in the aforementioned EP-A-232054, the label, when adhered to a curved surface, will not lie flat against the surface, but instead arc away from the surface. In the present invention, since the label is simply adhered to the curved surface of the opposing transverse edges of the adhesive layer means, the label can move a small distance relative to one another and thereby lie smoothly against a curved surface.

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Hensigtsmæssige udførelsesformer for samlingen af klæbemærkesedler ifølge opfindelsen er angivet i krav 2-6.Suitable embodiments of the assembly of adhesive label notes of the invention are set forth in claims 2-6.

Opfindelsen angår endvidere en fremgangsmåde til dannelse 25 af en samling af klæbemærkesedler, hvor der med mellemrum langs en bøjelig bærestrimmel anbringes et antal mærkesedler, hvor strimmelens ene flade overtrækkes med et slipmateriale, idet hver af mærkesedlerne omfatter et forreste lag, et bageste lag, der er forbundet med det 30 forreste lag langs en første foldelinie, og et eller flere yderligere lag, der er forbundet med det bageste lag og er beliggende mellem det forreste og det bageste lag, hvor der over bærestrimmelen og mærkesedlerne anbringes en klæbestrimmel af gennemskinneligt eller gennemsigtigt 3 DK 173492 B1 materiale, så at klæbestrimmelen dækker det hele af hver mærkeseddel og klæber til hver mærkeseddels forreste lag, og det hele med undtagelse af bærestrimmelen stanses omkring hver mærkeseddel, men efterladende et tværgående 5 bånd af klæbestrimmelen, der strækker sig forbi hver mærkeseddels tværgående kanter, og den overskydende klæbestrimmel fjernes, kendetegnet ved, at mærkesedlerne anbringes direkte på bærestrimmelens overtrukne flade, og at klæbestrimmelen, hvor den strækker sig forbi mærkesed-10 lerne, klæber direkte til bærestrimmelens overtrukne flade, så at hver mærkeseddel efterlades fastgjort til bærestrimmelens nævnte ene flade af klæbestrimmelens tværgående bånd, og at ved fjernelsen af den overskydende klæbestrimmel efterlades bærestrimmelens langsgående marge-15 ner blottet for overtræk.The invention further relates to a method for forming a collection of adhesive labels, wherein at intervals along a flexible carrier strip, a plurality of label notes are applied, the one surface of the strip being coated with a release material, each of the labels forming a front layer, a rear layer comprising is connected to the front layer along a first fold line, and one or more additional layers connected to the rear layer and located between the front and rear layers, where a translucent or transparent adhesive strip is applied over the carrier strip and marking sheets. 3 DK 173492 B1 material so that the adhesive strip covers the whole of each label and adheres to the front layer of each label, and the whole except for the carrier strip is stamped around each label, leaving a transverse band of the adhesive strip extending past each label. transverse edges, and the excess at strip is removed, characterized in that the label strips are placed directly on the coated surface of the carrier strip, and that the adhesive strip, where it extends past the label strips, adheres directly to the coated surface of the carrier strip, so that each label is left attached to said cross section of said carrier strip. tape, and that upon removing the excess adhesive strip, the longitudinal margins of the carrier strip are left exposed to coating.

En hensigtsmæssig udførelsesform for fremgangsmåden ifølge opfindelsen er angivet i krav 8.A convenient embodiment of the method according to the invention is given in claim 8.

20 De anvendte termer tværgående og langsgående tjener til at specificere retningerne i forhold til bærestrimmelen.20 The terms transverse and longitudinal serve to specify the directions relative to the carrier strip.

Opfindelsen forklares nærmere ved den følgende beskrivelse af nogle udførelsesformer under henvisning til den 25 skematiske tegning, hvor fig. 1 viser det første trin ved en fremgangsmåde til fremstilling af mærkesedler ifølge opfindelsen, 30 fig. 2 er en kantafbildning af en bærestrimmel af mærkesedlerne i større målestok, fig. 3 og 4 viser to yderligere trin ved fremgangsmåden, 4 DK 173492 B1 fig. 5 er en kantafbildning af mærkesedlerne på bærebanen i større målestok, og fig. 6 og 7 viser modifikationer af fremgangsmåden.The invention is further explained by the following description of some embodiments with reference to the schematic drawing, in which fig. 1 shows the first step in a process for making label notes according to the invention; FIG. 2 is an edge view of a carrier strip of the large-scale marking notes; FIG. 3 and 4 show two further steps of the method, FIG. 5 is an edge view of the marking notes on the carrier web on a larger scale; and FIG. 6 and 7 show modifications of the method.

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Som vist på fig. 1 er der på en bærebane 10 af papir, der på sin øvre flade har et slipovertræk, anbragt en serie strimler 11 af mærkesedler, hvor hver strimmel strækker sig på tværs af banen og ender umiddelbart før dennes 10 sidekanter og ligger på langs af banen i afstand fra nabostrimlerne. Hver strimmel omfatter fire mærkesedler 12, mellem hvilke der på tværs af banen findes bånd 13, som tjener til at forbinde mærkesedlerne 12 ved dette trin af hensyn til nem håndtering, men som i sidste ende skal 15 kasseres.As shown in FIG. 1, on a carrier web 10 of paper having an abrasive coating on its upper surface is arranged a series of strips 11 of label, each strip extending across the web and ending immediately before its 10 side edges and lying longitudinally of the web. distance from the neighboring strips. Each strip comprises four marking notes 12, between which there are strips 13 across the web, which serve to connect the marking notes 12 at this stage for ease of handling, but which ultimately have to be discarded.

Hver mærkeseddels strimmel er i ét stykke og omfatter, således som det er vist ved den kantvise afbildning på tværs af banen 10 i fig. 2, et forreste lag 14, et bage-20 ste lag 15, der er lidt længere end det forreste lag og er forbundet med dette langs en tværgående foldelinie 16, et første yderligere lag 17, der er forbundet med det bageste lag 15 langs en foldelinie 18, og et andet yderligere lag 19, der er forbundet med laget 17 langs en fol-25 delinie 20. Lagene 17 og 19 er anbragt mellem det forreste og det bageste lag. Foruden tegn eller tekst til identifikation af genstanden, som mærkeseddelen skal fastgøres til, kan der på mærkeseddelen findes brugsinstruktioner for genstanden, fabrikationsgaranti, etc.The strip of each tag is one-piece and comprises, as shown by the angular cross-sectional view 10 of FIG. 2, an anterior layer 14, a posterior layer 15 slightly longer than the anterior layer and connected thereto along a transverse fold line 16, a first additional layer 17 connected to the posterior layer 15 along a fold line 18, and another additional layer 19 connected to layer 17 along a fold line 20. Layer 17 and 19 are disposed between the anterior and posterior layers. In addition to signs or text for identifying the item to which the marking note is to be affixed, the marking note may contain operating instructions for the article, manufacturing warranty, etc.

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En gennemsigtig bane 21 med klæbemiddel på sin bagflade er anbragt i længderetningen over bærebanen 10 og strimlerne med mærkesedler 12, så at de forreste lag 14 af mærkeseddelstrimlerne og bærebanens 10 blotlagte flade- 5 DK 173492 B1 partier klæber til denne. Eftersom det bageste lag 15 er lidt længere end det forreste lag 14, rager en smal margin 22 på laget 17 forbi det forreste lags 14 frie kant 14a og klæber let til den gennemsigtige banes 21 klæbende 5 bagflade.A transparent web 21 with adhesive on its back surface is arranged longitudinally across the carrier web 10 and the strips with marking notes 12 so that the front layers 14 of the label strips and the exposed web portions 10 adhere to it. Since the rear layer 15 is slightly longer than the front layer 14, a narrow margin 22 of the layer 17 projects past the free edge 14a of the front layer 14 and adheres easily to the adhesive back surface of the transparent web 21.

Under henvisning til fig. 3 udsættes samlingen af bærebanen 10, strimlerne 11 og den gennemsigtige bane 21 for en stansningsoperation, hvorved den gennemsigtige bane 21 og 10 strimlerne 11 gennemskæres, men ikke bærebanen 10, og hvorved hver strimmel inddeles i sine fire indgående mærkesedler, og båndene 13 adskilles fra mærkesedlerne 12, idet hver mærkeseddel er fastgjort til bærebanen ved to strimler 23 af den gennemsigtige bane, der strækker sig 15 forbi mærkeseddelens foldelinier 16, 18. Den gennemsigtige bane 21 adskilles derpå fra bærebanen, idet den medfører båndene 13, men efterlader et rektangel af banemateriale over hver mærkeseddel og kasseres. Bærebanen 10 med sine rækker af fire mærkesedler opslidses derpå i 20 længderetningen langs linierne 24 som vist i fig. 4 i fire strimler 25, som hver især har en række mærkesedler, idet to langsgående margener 26 af strimmelbanen 10 efterlades blotlagt ved mærkesedlernes modstående sider.Referring to FIG. 3, the assembly of the carrier web 10, the strips 11 and the transparent web 21 is subjected to a punching operation, whereby the transparent web 21 and 10 strips 11 are cut, but not the carrier web 10, and each strip is subdivided into its four incoming labels and the strips 13 are separated the marking notes 12, each marking note being attached to the carrier web by two strips 23 of the transparent web extending 15 past the fold lines 16, 18. The transparent web 21 is then separated from the carrier web, carrying the strips 13 but leaving a rectangle of web material over each tag and discarded. The carrier web 10, with its rows of four markers, is then slit 20 lengthwise along the lines 24 as shown in FIG. 4 in four strips 25, each having a series of marking sheets, leaving two longitudinal margins 26 of the strip web 10 exposed at the opposite sides of the marking sheets.

Fig. 5 viser det resulterende arrangement set vinkelret 25 på banens 10 længde.FIG. 5 shows the resulting arrangement seen at right angles to the length of the web 10.

Hver strimmel 25 med sine mærkesedler 12 klæbende til denne er beregnet til at blive opbevaret i rulleform. Når samlingen skal anvendes, føres strimmelen omkring et 30 styr, der har en styreflade med relativ lille radius vendende mod strimmelens 10 bageste (ikke betrukne) flade, og den relative stivhed af delsamlingen bestående af mærkeseddelen 12 og det gennemsigtige lagmateriale bevirker, at delsamlingen skilles fra strimmelen, så at den klæ- 6 DK 173492 B1 bende bagflade på det gennemsigtige lagmateriales forreste kantparti 23, der dækker mærkeseddelen, blotlægges. Samtidig bevæges genstanden, som delsamlingen skal anbringes på, forbi styret med samme hastighed som strimme-5 len 25, og et overføringsorgan bevirker, at delsamlingen, når den skrælles af fra strimmelen, overføres til genstanden.Each strip 25 with its label notes 12 adhering thereto is intended to be stored in roll form. When the assembly is to be used, the strip is passed around a guide having a guide surface of relatively small radius facing the rear (not covered) surface of the strip 10, and the relative stiffness of the subassembly consisting of the tag part 12 and the transparent layer material causes the subassembly to be separated from the strip, exposing the adhesive back surface of the front edge portion 23 of the transparent sheet material covering the marking sheet is exposed. At the same time, the object on which the subassembly is to be placed is moved past the guide at the same speed as the strip 25, and a transfer means causes the subassembly, when it is peeled off from the strip, to be transferred to the article.

Strimmelen med mærkater eller mærkesedler er fordelagtig 10 ved, at den er yderst velegnet til anvendelse på denne måde ved automatisk maskineri. Bærestrimmelens langsgående margener eller rande, som ikke har noget overtræk, er særlig egnet til anvendelse i sådanne maskiner, fordi disses bane- eller strimmelstyr anvender randene og kan 15 fanges af en tyk kant på en mærkat eller mærkeseddel. Fremgangsmåden til fremstilling af samlinger af mærkater eller mærkesedler er fordelagtig ved, at mærkaten eller mærkeseddelen kan have en hvilken som helst form, og dens kanter, som strækker sig i bærestrimmelens længderetning, 20 behøver ikke være lige.The strip of labels or labels is advantageous in that it is highly suitable for use in this way by automatic machinery. The longitudinal margins or edges of the carrier strip having no coating are particularly suitable for use in such machines because their web or strip guide uses the edges and can be caught by a thick edge on a label or label. The method of making assemblies of labels or labels is advantageous in that the label or label may be of any shape and its edges extending longitudinally of the carrier strip need not be equal.

Lagets 14 lette klæbning til den gennemsigtige banes klæbende bagflade hindrer, at mærkeseddelen løsnes under fremføringen. Som vist i fig. 6 kan det yderligere lag 17 25 alternativt være indrettet til at klæbe til det gennemsigtige arks klæbeflade ved afskæring af hjørnerne på det forreste lags frie kant som vist ved 27, eller som vist i fig. 7 ved udformning af huller 28 nær det forreste lags 14 frie kant, så at de således blotlagte dele af det 30 yderligere lag 17 presses mod og klæber til klæbefladen.The light adhesion of the layer 14 to the adhesive backing surface of the transparent web prevents the tag from being detached during feeding. As shown in FIG. 6, the additional layer 17 25 may alternatively be arranged to adhere to the adhesive surface of the transparent sheet by cutting off the corners on the free edge of the front layer as shown at 27, or as shown in FIG. 7 by forming holes 28 near the free edge of the front layer 14 so that the exposed parts of the additional layer 17 are pressed against and adhere to the adhesive surface.

Ved et andet ikke vist alternativt arrangement kan det yderligere lags forreste flade klæbe til bagfladen på det forreste lag ved en tværgående klæbemiddellinie.In another alternative arrangement not shown, the front surface of the additional layer may adhere to the rear surface of the front layer by a transverse adhesive line.

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Ved de viste arrangementer har det gennemsigtige lag samme bredde som mærkeseddelen, men det gennemsigtige lag kan om ønsket, f.eks. af hensyn til vejrbestandighed, have en større bredde end mærkaten som antydet ved brudte 5 linier 29 i fig. 6.In the illustrated arrangements, the transparent layer has the same width as the label, but the transparent layer can, if desired, e.g. for weather resistance, have a wider width than the label as indicated by broken 5 lines 29 in FIG. 6th

Om ønsket kan en linie med perforeringer 30 strække sig i det gennemsigtige lags bredde på den ene eller begge sider af mærkeseddelen som vist i fig. 7, så at forbrugeren 10 vil have nemmere adgang til mærkeseddelen.If desired, a line of perforations 30 may extend in the width of the transparent layer on one or both sides of the label as shown in FIG. 7, so that the consumer 10 will have easier access to the label.

Claims

A collection of sticker notes comprising a flexible carrier strip (10), one face of which is coated with a release material, and a plurality of marking notes (12) spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the strip (10), each of which comprises a front layer (14), a rear layer (15) connected along a first transverse edge (16) to the front layer, and one or more additional layers (17, 19) located between the front side and the posterior layer and connected thereto, and adhesive layer means (21) covering each marking sheet (12) and adhering to its front layer (14) and extending past the marking sheet at both of its transverse edges, characterized in that the portions ( 23) of the adhesive layer members extending past the label, adhere directly to said one face of the carrier strip (10), in that the longitudinal margins (26) of both carrier strip 20 extend laterally past the longitudinal edges of the label (12) and d. e adhesive layer members (21), thereby forming margins.

Assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that a second transverse edge (18) of the rear layer (15) is indirectly adhered to the adhesive layer means (21) by positioning a fold line connecting the rear layer (15). ) along its second transverse edge with said one or more additional layers, past the free edge of the front 30 layer (14). DK 173492 B1

Assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the second transverse edge (18) of the rear layer (15), distant from the first transverse edge (16), is indirectly connected to the adhesive layer means by dividing portions of the front layer ( 14) free edge is cut away.

Assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the second transverse edge (18) of the rear layer (15), distant from the first transverse edge, is indirectly bonded to the adhesive layer means (21) in that a or more holes (28) in the front layer along its free edge so that the portion or parts of an additional layer behind the hole or holes can adhere to the adhesive layer means (21). 15

Assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the longitudinal edges of the adhesive layer members (21) coincide with the longitudinal edges of each marking note. 20

Assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the adhesive layer members (21) extend laterally past the marking notes at one or both of the longitudinal edges of each marking sheet. 25

A method of forming a collection of adhesive labels wherein, at intervals along a flexible carrier strip (10), a plurality of label notes (12) are applied, the one surface of the carrier strip being coated with a release material, each of the labels forming a front layer ( 14), a rear layer (15) connected to the front layer along a first fold line (16), and one or more additional layers (17, 19) connected to the rear layer and located between the front and rear layers, where a translucent or translucent layer material (21) is applied over the carrier strip and the label, so that the adhesive strip covers the entire of each label (12) and adheres to the front layer (14) of each label. ), and the whole except for the carrier strip (10) is punched around each label but leaving a transverse band (23) of the 10 adhesive strip extending past the label of each label. edges, and the excess adhesive strip is removed, characterized in that the label strips (12) are applied directly to the coated surface of the carrier strip (10) and that the adhesive strip (21) extending beyond the label strips adheres directly to the coating strip (10) surface, so that each marking note is left attached to said one face of the transverse strip (23) of the adhesive strip (10), and that, upon removal of the excess adhesive strip, the longitudinal margins (26) of the strip are left exposed to coating.

Method according to claim 7, characterized in that strips of the marking notes (12) formed 25 in combination with separating portions (13) between each two adjacent marking notes in each strip are arranged so that they extend transversely a carrier web and is covered by the adhesive strip (21), whereby, after punching, the dividing portions (13) are removed by removing the excess adhesive strip, and the carrier web is longitudinally slit along the former location of the separating portions (13) to form a plurality of carrier strips, each bearing markings (12) affixed thereto at intervals along its length, and each having its longitudinal margins (26) exposed to coating of the adhesive strip or markers. 5